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  1. Having just finished a long, not always pleasant build of a large, NMF bomber (B-58 Hustler), one might think I'd be looking for something completely different for my next project. Well, call me crazy but I just can't resist this: To be honest, I did manage to get in a couple of simple "relief valve" jobs as I was finishing up the Hustler project: This one is for a group build project my local IPMS chapter is doing for the Nats next month (more pics in the Diorama RFI forum): and this kit-bash is in memory of one of our club members who recently passed away: Anyway, back to the Northrop flying wing. First thing to say is, this is a really, really big airplane! In 1/72 scale, it takes up almost all of my work area: My goal is to finish in time for our local club's annual show & contest, just five weeks from now. Did I say, "call me crazy?" BTW, I have to give a nod to Jeff "Inch High Guy" Groves, who has built what must be the best model of the YB-35 I've ever seen. Here it is completed: He has a three-part build log on his website, you can view it here: https://inchhighguy.wordpress.com/2019/05/24/1-72-scale-amt-ertl-x-yb-35-build-part-i/ I'll be unashamedly copying from Jeff as I do my build. I don't plan to do everything he did. Instead, I'll be focusing on the following: - Opening up and deepening the engine cooling inlets on the wing leading edge - Adding the warm air exhaust flaps between the engines at the rear of the wing - Opening up the wingtip leading edge slots - Adding guns to the YB-35's six turrets For markings, I'll do a hypothetical 1950's "in service" NMF scheme, probably with red Arctic markings to add some color (I'm sure Ridge Runner will approve) Enough talkie talk. Here's what I've done so far. Totally ignoring the instruction sheet (which starts off with the cockpit), I tackled the job of opening up the big leading edge cooling inlets. Before: After: I then deepened the inlets with styrene strip: The deeper inlets meant that I had to hack away at the kit's wing pieces to make room: Here's the wing and leading edge inlets, taped together for a fit check: Speaking of fit, this kit is notorious for the lack thereof. Here's an example: So, I'm collecting sprue for my new favorite gap-filling technique (stretched sprue plus sprue-gloop) Once I'm happy with the cooling inlets, I'll open up the wingtip leading edge slots. One thing I love about this hobby is how much I learn about the aircraft I'm modeling. The YB-35 wingtip slots are a good example. I was puzzled when looking at period photos that sometimes the slots were there, other times they were not. See for yourself: Slots present: Slots not present: What's going on here??? I was able to track down a YB-35 flight manual online, and learned that the slots had doors top and bottom. In normal flight, the doors were closed. At high lift coefficients the doors opened hydraulically to prevent wingtip stall. The doors were spring loaded to the open position, so the slots were open when cold & dark on the ground (as in the first picture above). First thing I'll need to do is cut away the closed door panel just behind the leading edge section outlined in pencil here: But, I'm getting ahead of myself.... Stay tuned for more.
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